Shikishima-class patrol vessel
Akitsushima | |
| Class overview | |
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| Name | Shikishima-class large patrol vessel |
| Builders | Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries |
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| Preceded by | Mizuho class |
| Succeeded by | Shunkō class |
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| Planned | 6 |
| Building | 0 |
| Completed | 6 |
| Active | 5 |
| General characteristics of Shikishima | |
| Type | PLH (Patrol vessel Large with Helicopter) |
| Tonnage | 6,500 GT |
| Displacement | 9,300 tons (full load) |
| Length | 150.0 m (492 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in) |
| Draft | 9.0 m (29 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range | 20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi) |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × Eurocopter AS332 |
The Shikishima-class patrol vessel (しきしま級巡視船, Shikishima-kyū-junnshi-senn) is a class of PLH type patrol vessels of the Japan Coast Guard (JCG; former Maritime Safety Agency, MSA). In the official classification, Shikishima and Akitsushima are treated as the only ships in their classes, respectively; and Reimei is treated as the lead ship of her class. The Shikishima class was once the world's largest armed coast guard cutter until it was surpassed by the Chinese Zhaotou-class patrol cutter in 2015.